The budget session of Himachal Vidhan Sabha commencing on Friday is likely to be a stormy affair with the Congress gearing up to corner the BJP Government led by Jai Ram Thakur on the issues of Covid-19 management, price rise, farmers’ issues among others.
The Vidhan Sabha is reassembling after a gap of almost five months as the winter session, scheduled to be held in December, was called off due to the surge in Covid-19 cases in the state.
The budget session will be held under strict COVID-19 measures and will conclude on March 20.
The Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, who holds the portfolio of Finance would present the budget estimates for the financial year 2021-22 on March 6.
Leader of opposition and Congress leader Mukesh Agnihotri on Thursday said that the party will raise the issues of farmers, price rise, mismanagement of COVID-19 situation, financial crisis among other issues during the assembly session.
Agnihotri said that the government has been running away from the questions of opposition. The BJP government has completed three years tenure in the state but has failed to fulfil the promises made to the people of the state, he alleged.
On the other hand, the ruling BJP has geared up to counter the opposition with its achievements in the last three years of its tenure in the state.
The government will also apprise the State Assembly about the programmes to be held to celebrate the 50 years of Statehood of Himachal.